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#09233B

#09233b ≈ Oxford Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#09233b is a color from the azure family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 13.73% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.75% cyan, 40.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 76.86% black. Its hue angle is 208.8°, with 73.53% saturation and 13.33% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 4.59.

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Relative luminance0.0158

Complementary

  1. #09233b
  2. #3b2109

Split complementary

  1. #09233b
  2. #3b090a
  3. #3b3a09

Analogous

  1. #093b3a
  2. #09233b
  3. #090a3b

Triadic

  1. #09233b
  2. #3b0923
  3. #233b09

Tetradic

  1. #09233b
  2. #21093b
  3. #3b2109
  4. #233b09

Square

  1. #09233b
  2. #3a093b
  3. #3b2109
  4. #0a3b09

Monochromatic

  1. #030b12
  2. #030b12
  3. #09233b
  4. #134a7d
  5. #1d72c0

Shades

#09233b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09233b
  2. #082035
  3. #071c2f
  4. #061929
  5. #051523
  6. #05121e
  7. #040e18
  8. #030b12
  9. #02070c
  10. #010406
  11. #000000

Tints

#09233b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09233b
  2. #22394f
  3. #3a4f62
  4. #536576
  5. #6b7b89
  6. #84919d
  7. #9da7b1
  8. #b5bdc4
  9. #ced3d8
  10. #e6e9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09233b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09233b
  2. #152c42
  3. #213649
  4. #2d3f50
  5. #394857
  6. #45525e
  7. #505b64
  8. #5c646b
  9. #686d72
  10. #747779
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #222222 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1a222e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #18243c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #11203b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00292c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #13243c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0e213b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002732 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09233b {
  color: #09233b;
}
Background
.bg-09233b {
  background-color: #09233b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-09233b {
  border: 2px solid #09233b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09233b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 35 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 74% 13%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09233b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09233b, #090a3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09233b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 35 59 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 4.59 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 5.49 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 10.99 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.19 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 11.19 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 13.11 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 13.13 #f6dcc4 Inverted #222222 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#09233b  rgb(9, 35, 59)  hsl(209, 74%, 13%)  Oxford Blue
#3b2109  rgb(59, 33, 9)  hsl(29, 74%, 13%)  Bistre
#3b0923  rgb(59, 9, 35)  hsl(329, 74%, 13%)  Tyrian Purple
#233b09  rgb(35, 59, 9)  hsl(89, 74%, 13%)  British Racing Green